SOLVED. Juvenile Fiction Novel Kid Learns Karate Against Bully. [s]

[Susie]

Hello, I'm looking for a juvenile fiction novel. The hardcover was orange and white, with a cellophane wrap, featuring simple illustrations of a boy in karate poses. It had illustrations per chapter, where the faces were not detailed, and the plot was about a boy who learned karate after being bullied and beat up the bully. Published date was most likely in the 1970s-1980s. Thanks!

[Kym]

Joey by Wendy Kesselman?

Newly arrived in a New York housing project, a Puerto Rican boy is harassed by the neighborhood bully until he learns karate.

Cover -

https://www.amazon.com/Joey-Wendy-Kes...

[Susie]

Kym wrote: "Joey by Wendy Kesselman?

Newly arrived in a New York housing project, a Puerto Rican boy is harassed by the neighborhood bully until he learns karate.

Cover -

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Thanks Kym for your help! I asked my friend, and the plot matches, but he clearly remembers illustrations, and not photographs. The search continues!

[Angela]

A Bundle Of Sticks by Pat Mauser McCord?

[Susie]

Angela wrote: " A Bundle Of Sticks by Pat Mauser McCord?"

Yes, that's the book! Thank you, Angela!